CVPA Infrastructure Specialist
San Antonio, TX 
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Posted 27 days ago
Job Description

The Air Combat Command's 67th Cyberspace Wing (67 CW), 346th Test Squadron (346TS)plans, executes, and contributes as both an operational and participating test organization in a full array of operational tests of various cyber weapons in coordination with the 318 Range Squadron (318RANS) who provides instrumented cyber range services, through both physical hardware and virtual systems.

In support of this mission, ANALYGENCE is seeking a Cooperative Vulnerability and Penetration Assessment (CVPA) Infrastructure Specialist toconductassessments of threats and vulnerabilities; determinedeviations from acceptable configurations, enterprise, or local policy; assessthe level of risk; develop or recommendappropriate mitigation countermeasures in operational and nonoperational situations; performassessments of systems and networks within the network environment; and, measureeffectiveness of defense-in-depth architecture against known vulnerabilities. Specifically, the CVPA Infrastructure Specialist shall:

  • Analyze organization's cyber defense policies and configurations and evaluate compliance with regulations and organizational directives.
  • Analyze software applications to gain an understanding of the system, mission and or application vulnerabilities and exploits.
  • Develop exploits for exposed vulnerabilities with a focus on non-interference of mission partner systems and networks.
  • Provide system defense support for Windows Operating System, identify, and mitigate UNIX based operational system vulnerabilities.
  • Implement Computer Network Defense (CND) infrastructure support, identify and mitigate infrastructure vulnerabilities and persistent threats, understand, detect and emulate network infrastructure adversary tactics, techniques and procedures.
  • Reverse engineering, analyze software applications to gain understanding of system, mission and or application vulnerabilities.
  • Conduct Web and Database Vulnerability Analysis, identifying application-based vulnerabilities with a focus on computer security, system administration capabilities and detection of abuse or misuse.
  • Conduct and/or support authorized penetration testing on enterprise network assets.
  • Develop products and implement network protocols in an operational environment, research networks and application technologies.
  • Maintain deployable cyber defense audit toolkit (e.g., specialized cyber defense software and hardware) to support cyber defense audit missions.
  • Maintain knowledge of applicable cyber defense policies, regulations, and compliance documents specifically related to cyber defense auditing.
  • Prepare audit reports that identify technical and procedural findings and provide recommended remediation strategies/solutions.
  • Current Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field and a minimum of 3years of experience in a CVPA Infrastructure or equivalent environment.
  • IAT III in one or more of the following: Penetration Testing, Ethical Hacking, *NIX OS, Windows OS, Web, Vulnerabilities, Databases, Networking, Wireless, Security Tools
  • Experience with computer networking concepts and protocols, and network security methodologies.
  • Experience testing Windows Operating Systems, UNIX and other systems.
  • Experience with Evaluated Level of Assurance (ELA), Innovative testing, and Industrial Control Systems (ICS) protocols
  • Understanding risk management processes (e.g., methods for assessing and mitigating risk), laws, regulations, policies, and ethics as they relate to cybersecurity and privacy, cybersecurity and privacy principles, cyber threats and vulnerabilities, specific operational impacts of cybersecurity lapses and application vulnerabilities.
  • Knowledge of cryptography and cryptographic key management concepts,data backup and recover, host/network access control mechanisms (e.g., access control list, capabilities lists).
  • Knowledge of cybersecurity and privacy principles and organizational requirements (relevant to confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, non-repudiation).
  • Knowledge of network access, identity, and access management (e.g., public key infrastructure, Oauth, OpenID, SAML, SPML), how traffic flows across the network (e.g., Transmission Control Protocol [TCP] and Internet Protocol [IP], Open System Interconnection Model [OSI], Information Technology Infrastructure Library, current version [ITIL]).
  • Knowledge of programming language structures and logic, system and application security threats and vulnerabilities (e.g., buffer overflow, mobile code, cross-site scripting, Procedural Language/Structured Query Language [PL/SQL] and injections, race conditions, covert channel, replay, return-oriented attacks, malicious code).
  • Knowledge of systems diagnostic tools and fault identification techniques and what constitutes a network attack and a network attack's relationship to both threats and vulnerabilities.
  • Knowledge of interpreted and compiled computer languages, different classes of attacks (e.g., passive, active, insider, close-in, distribution attacks).
  • Knowledge of cyber attackers (e.g., script kiddies, insider threat, non-nation state sponsored, and nation sponsored), system administration, network, and operating system hardening techniques.
  • Knowledge of cyber-attack stages (e.g., reconnaissance, scanning, enumeration, gaining access, escalation of privileges, maintaining access, network exploitation, covering tracks).
  • Knowledge of network security architecture concepts including topology, protocols, components, and principles (e.g., application of defense-in-depth), security models (e.g., Bell-LaPadula model, Biba integrity model, Clark-Wilson integrity model).
  • Knowledge of ethical hacking principles and techniques and data backup and restoration concepts, system administration concepts for operating systems such as but not limited to Unix/Linux, IOS, Android, and Windows operating systems and infrastructure supporting information technology (IT) for safety, performance, and reliability.
  • Knowledge of an organization's information classification program and procedures for information compromise, packet-level analysis using appropriate tools (e.g., Wireshark, tcpdump).
  • Knowledge of cryptology, network protocols such as TCP/IP, Dynamic Host Configuration, Domain Name System (DNS), and directory services.
  • Knowledge of penetration testing principles, tools, and techniques and an organization's threat environment.
  • Knowledge of Application Security Risks (e.g. Open Web Application Security Project Top 10 list).
  • Skill in conducting vulnerability scans and recognizing vulnerabilities in security systems and assessing the robustness of security systems and designs.
  • Detecting host and network-based intrusions via intrusion detection technologies (e.g., Snort).
  • Experience in mimicking threat behaviors, the use of penetration testing tools and techniques and the use of social engineering techniques. (e.g., phishing, baiting, tailgating, etc.).
  • Network analysis tools to identify vulnerabilities. (e.g., fuzzing, nmap, etc.), reviewing logs to identify evidence of past intrusions and conducting application vulnerability assessments.
  • Perform impact/risk assessments and develop insights about the context of an organization's threat environment
  • Experience with cybersecurity and privacy principles to organizational requirements (relevant to confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, non-repudiation) and the ability to identify systemic security issues based on the analysis of vulnerability and configuration data.
  • Programming language structures (e.g., source code review) and logic and the ability to share meaningful insights about the context of an organization's threat environment that improve its risk management posture.
  • Understanding cybersecurity and privacy principles to organizational requirements (relevant to confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, non-repudiation).

ANALYGENCE is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decision without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.


 

Job Summary
Company
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
3+ years
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